FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—21/09/2022
The latest news and weather forecast from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Fen, Bog and Swamp by Annie Proulx—The English Fens
2/5 Pulitzer Prize-winning author Annie Proulx contemplates peatlands and the climate crisis.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—21/09/2022
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—21/09/2022
A selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—21/09/2022
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—21/09/2022
The latest news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—21/09/2022
A reflection and prayer to start the day with Reverend Catherine De Souza
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05:45
Farming Today—21/09/22: Living off grid, sustainable agritech, oil seed rape research
What life is like for those living without mains electricity.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Matt Merritt on the Redstart
Editor of British Birdwatching magazine Matt Merritt enjoys the first spring male redstart
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Morning
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06:00
Today—21/09/2022
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
More or Less—The size of Ukraine’s offensive, weak pound and how much do women really exercise?
We ask how much progress Ukraine has really made in recapturing territory from Russia.
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09:30
One Dish—Pici Cacio e Pepe with Thomas Straker
To butter or not to butter? Thomas Straker cooks Andi his signature Italian pasta dish.
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09:45
Fen, Bog and Swamp by Annie Proulx—Bogs
3/5 Pulitzer Prize-winner Annie Proulx's short history of peatlands and the climate crisis.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Beige Flags, Prince Andrew, The Waste Land poem
You may have heard of red flags but how about beige flags?
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11:00
Batman and Ethan
Ethan, a 10-year-old blind boy and gifted musician, learns echolocation from Daniel Kish.
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11:30
Princess—Rachel Fairburn on Caroline of Brunswick
Comedian Rachel Fairburn and Flora Fraser discuss a scandalous 18th-century princess.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—21/09/2022
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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12:04
You and Yours—Business Energy Price Cap; Uber Surge Charging; Romance Fraud
What difference will the energy price cap mean for business and retail?
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12:57
Weather—21/09/2022
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—21/09/2022
Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
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13:45
Just One Thing - with Michael Mosley—An Apple a Day
How a daily apple can benefit your heart, boost your gut, and even help you live longer.
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14:00
The Archers—20/09/2022
Jazzer needs to let off steam.
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14:15
Drama on 4—Someone Dangerous, 1. A Tragic Death
1/2 A tragic death, a recently married couple, a haunted house.
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15:00
Money Box—Money Box Live: The Future of Cash
What might a cashless world look like? A live panel of experts assess the pros and cons.
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15:30
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ National Short Story Award—Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ National Short Story Award 2022, Flat 19 by Jenn Ashworth
3/5 The third in this year's Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ National Short Story Award. Read by Maxine Peake.
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16:00
Thinking Allowed—Gentrification revisited
Exploring the myth and reality six decades after the term gentrification was coined.
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16:30
The Media Show—The media mourns a monarch
Amid the pageantry, was there room for journalism?
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17:00
PM—21/09/2022
Afternoon news and current affairs programme
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—21/09/2022
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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18:30
Mark Steel's in Town—Series 12, Newport
5/7 Mark Steel visits Newport in Wales and performs for a local audience.
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19:00
The Archers—21/09/2022
It’s the day of Martha’s naming ceremony.
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19:15
Front Row—Beth Orton, Jodi Picoult, South Korean Art
Beth Orton performs live, Jodi Picoult, South Korean art reviewed, and Vanessa Onwuemezi.
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20:00
Bringing Up Britain—Series 15, Why Does Maths Make Me Anxious?
2/4 Maths anxiety could be impacting 20% of the country, but few people know what it is.
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20:45
Four Thought—What I learnt from Reality TV
Former Love Island contestant Malin Andersson reflects on reality TV and social media.
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21:00
Costing the Earth—Wild Highway
For 20 years conservationists have been trying to build a wildlife corridor across Europe.
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21:30
The Media Show—The media mourns a monarch
Amid the pageantry, was there room for journalism?
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22:00
The World Tonight—Russian protests over Putin's mobilisation
Russian human rights organisation says more than 1,300 people arrested
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22:45
Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes—Episode Three
3/10 The story of Medusa as you've never heard it before. Read by Susannah Fielding.
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23:00
The Hauntening—Series 3, Calculating
2/4 Tom Neenan discovers what horrors lurk in our apps and gadgets in this modern ghost story.
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23:15
The Skewer—Series 7, The Skewer: The Queen
2/7 The award-laden satire twists into the media noise surrounding the death of HM The Queen.
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23:30
Today in Parliament—21/09/2022
All the news from today's sitting at Westminster.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—22/09/2022
The latest news and weather forecast from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Fen, Bog and Swamp by Annie Proulx—Bogs
3/5 Pulitzer Prize-winner Annie Proulx's short history of peatlands and the climate crisis.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—22/09/2022
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—22/09/2022
A selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—22/09/2022
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—22/09/2022
The latest news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—22/09/2022
A reflection and prayer to start the day with Reverend Catherine De Souza.
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05:45
Farming Today—22/09/2022: Rural Energy Relief, Charles as King on the Countryside
Rural business owners give their reaction to the government's Energy Bill Relief Scheme.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Penny Anderson on the Heron
Penny Anderson watches herons in her garden as they steal frogs from her ponds.
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